Where does “Velcro” come from?
Velcro (English) comes from English crochet, from French crochet, from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Velcro (English): To fasten with Velcro
Definitions
- To fasten with Velcro
Ancestry of “Velcro”, step by step
Velcro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crochet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crochet | Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked... |
| 2 | French | crochet | hook; square bracket; fang |
| 3 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 4 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 5 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 6 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English velours
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | velours | plural of velour |
| 2 | English | velour | A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually... |
| 3 | French | velours | velvet |
| 4 | Old French | velous | — |
| 5 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |